Why does it seem Prusa is not very active on this forum?  

RE: Why does it seem Prusa is not very active on this forum?

I’m hoping that changes when we get the new forum software.

RE: Why does it seem Prusa is not very active on this forum?

For sure! 
I cannot understand why they are not very active in building this forum up so there is a database of solutions for people to find. 
Are they busy with new software for the forum?

RE: Why does it seem Prusa is not very active on this forum?

Can't speak for Prusa why they prefer the cesspools of Reddit and particularly Discord but one thing that might be a factor is the crazy proliferation of subforms here that makes it hard to keep track of "interesting" stuff. Even the "New Post" screen is harder to scan than the Prusa subreddit. 

RE: Why does it seem Prusa is not very active on this forum?

Isn't it supposed to be a user-to-user forum, mainly? And I think that's a good thing, you'll frequently hear opinions that aren't perfectly aligned with the marketing department. 

>> crazy proliferation of subforms

probably a bad time to suggest a dedicated subforum for Prusa bashing 😀

RE: Why does it seem Prusa is not very active on this forum?

Posted by: @foxrun3d

Even the "New Post" screen is harder to scan than the Prusa subreddit. 

I've never been able to wrap my head around Reddit. It just seems a jumbled mess to me. I suppose I'm just "using it wrong"

RE: Why does it seem Prusa is not very active on this forum?

Posted by: @mnentwig

probably a bad time to suggest a dedicated subforum for Prusa bashing 😀

 

That's not the worst idea I have heard.  Since Prusa has been pretty good about leaving threads/posts critical of it up, I don't think it would be too much for them to ask that users keep that confined to a place set aside for it.  Then moderators would be able to move threads where the company is being "discussed vigorously" to the "fight club" section set aside for that, and reserve the other sections for technical help and other more constructive discussions.

RE: Why does it seem Prusa is not very active on this forum?

Well yes, but what I miss here is the interaction with Prusa, news, talks etc. 
Of course there is a need to talk to users, I have that too. But I would expect the first news and updates, would be communicated here. Or ideas for software, hardware etc. 
It is now such a spread on info. Github, Reddit, Discord... and forum as last somewhere. 

@foxrun3d. I am on Reddit for years, but for me it is a chaos. I really cannot find anything there except through Google search. 

RE: Why does it seem Prusa is not very active on this forum?

Posted by: @netpackrat

 

Posted by: @mnentwig

probably a bad time to suggest a dedicated subforum for Prusa bashing 😀

 

That's not the worst idea I have heard.  Since Prusa has been pretty good about leaving threads/posts critical of it up, I don't think it would be too much for them to ask that users keep that confined to a place set aside for it.  Then moderators would be able to move threads where the company is being "discussed vigorously" to the "fight club" section set aside for that, and reserve the other sections for technical help and other more constructive discussions.

They could call it the “Constructive Criticism” area. 🤣 

RE: Why does it seem Prusa is not very active on this forum?

@foxrun3d. I am on Reddit for years, but for me it is a chaos.

Just to clarify-I wasn't suggesting Reddit as an example of a good forum system. I was simply saying that I find the complex organizational structure of this forum to add little value if any, compared to the one-dimensional structure of Reddit that makes it easier to find new articles of potential interest by scrolling. With that said, I find the quality of commentary here vastly superior to Reddit, which has too many people who don't know what they're talking about.

Discord... don't get me started. The few times I tried it I was desperately trying to scratch my eyes out. Just tried again today, with the Bondtech INDX discord, but life's just too short  

I really cannot find anything there except through Google search

No disagreement from me. At the same time, that's pretty much true everywhere, including this very forum.